Research Article
High Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Its Related Demographic Factors in North of Iran: Results from the PERSIAN Guilan Cohort Study
Table 2
Definitions and frequency of metabolic syndrome and its components.
| Components | Definitions | Scale | Prevalence |
| Metabolic syndrome | International Diabetes Federation (IDF) | Having the obesity component in addition to two of the other four components | 4510 (42.9) | Adult Treatment Panel (ATP)III | Three of the five components of metabolic syndrome | 4280 (40.7) |
| Components of metabolic syndrome | Central obesity | IDF | Men ≥94 cm Women ≥80 cm | 7969 (75.8) | ATP | Men ≥102 cm Women ≥88 cm | 6250 (59.4) | Blood glucose | All definitions | ≥100 mg/dl or previous diagnosis of type 2 diabetes | 4119 (39.2) | High triglyceride | All definitions | ≥150 mg/dl or a dedicated treatment for these fat disorders | 4537 (43.1) | HDL cholesterol | All definitions | <40 mg/dl men; <50 mg/dl women or a dedicated treatment for these fat disorders | 4269 (40.6) | Hypertension | All definitions | Systolic BP ≥130 mmHg; diastolic BP ≥85 mmHg or the treatment of previous blood pressure detected | 3983 (37.9) |
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